Early years education: Trends and Covid-19

Early years education: Trends, issues and the impact of Covid-19 Early years refers to the education and care a child receives between birth and five years old. In March 2023 there were over 63,000 registered childcare providers in England. Most were rated by Ofsted as either good or outstanding. However, the number of providers has […]
Unicef – Covid closures still affecting 400 million pupils.
Unicef – Covid closures still affecting 400 million pupils. Schools in 23 countries, with 405 million pupils are still partially or fully closed because of Covid. Unicef – What Can Be Done? It is reported that some vulnerable children have not returned to schools even though they have reopened due to fears they may become […]
Rules for Covid
Last week saw the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive to Covid, come to an end; this being a massive change as over the last two years, a positive result meant isolation. If schools it will open up some tricky situations, I’m sure, such as – can you refuse to accept a child […]
War in the World
Picture this – How do you explain to your child that you are in a war and you have to leave your home? This is the reality of families fleeing Ukraine for neighbouring countries as nearly 2 million people have left Ukraine fearing for their lives. What do the experts say – ‘All you have […]
Colouring Competition
Before Christmas, Rikama Education ran a colouring competition available to all of the schools in Kent. Out of over 150 schools, Poppy at Balfour Junior School came first! Poppy has won a £25 Amazon voucher and has won 3 Amazon tablets for her school. Well done Poppy! If you are interested in taking part in […]